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Change of British High Commissioner to South Africa: Nigel Casey

Mr Nigel Casey CMG MVO has been appointed British High Commissioner to South Africa.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 24 March 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Mr Nigel Casey CMG MVO has been appointed British High Commissioner to South Africa in succession to Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG LVO, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Casey will take up his appointment in April 2017

Curriculum Vitae

Full name: Nigel Philip Casey CMG MVO

2014 – 2016	Private Secretary to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs
2011 – 2013	Sarajevo, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2009 – 2011	New Delhi, Deputy High Commissioner
2007 – 2009	New Delhi, Political Counsellor
2006 – 2007	FCO, Head, Iraq Policy Unit
2003 – 2006	Moscow, Head, External Section
2002	Full-time Russian language training
2001	FCO, Head, G8 & OECD Section, Economic Policy Department
1999 – 2000	FCO, Head, Nuclear & Missile Defence Section, Security Policy Department
1996 – 1998	Washington, Private Secretary to HM Ambassador
1993 – 1995	Johannesburg, Vice-Consul (Political/Aid/Press)
1991 – 1993	FCO, Desk Officer, Hungary and Bulgaria
1991	Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Published 24 March 2017